Hello Ross Road families,

Mark your calendars for Bike to School week!

Bike to School (or scooter or walk!) each day (Oct 1-5) and be counted in your class; the class with the most participants at the end of the week will win a Flying Wedge lunch!

• Enter you name into a daily draw for anyone that rides (or gets to school without their car)
• Live too far away??? – drive part way and then ride
• Don’t own a bike??? – scooter, skateboard, walk and be included in your class count
• Check out the schedule below for complete list of Ride to School activities or click here to download schedule in Word format

MONDAY, OCT 1

• Ride Your Bike (daily prizes)
• Ryan Leech – Trials of Life Presentation
  9-10am (intermediate students only)
  Ryan Leech is a professional trials bike rider; he does some amazing balance tricks on his bike and he speaks to students about decisions, success, obstacles, criticism, beliefs and potentials. Check him out:  http://www.trialsoflife.com/media/videos.php

TUESDAY, OCT 2

• Ride Your Bike (daily prizes)

WEDNESDAY, OCT 3

• Ride Your Bike (daily prizes)
• Lynn Valley Bikes – Tire Changing  Skills
  11-12am (Grade 7’s)
  Lynn Valley Bikes owner Rick Loader will teach 30 of our Grade 7 students how to change a bike tire and how to perform a safety check on their bike when they are out on the trail

THURSDAY, OCT 4

• Ride Your Bike (daily prizes)
• Escape Adventures – All classes will participate in stations throughout the day
  Escape Adventures will rotate students through two stations; one for helmet fit and road safety; the other is an obstacle course
  Don’t own a bike?? – bring your helmet and walk your way through the various stations

FRIDAY, OCT 5

• Ride Your Bike (daily prizes)

***Volunteers needed for Thursday’s Escape Adventures event.***  Please email Tammy Stothers ( liv2play@telus.net ) if you can lend a hand for the day or part of a day.  All you need to do is help direct students!